[dailynews] December 19, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: December 19, 2012
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U.S. Department of Energy to fund Lake Erie offshore wind farms
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Lake Erie is among seven locations nationwide to receive new offshore wind 
investments from the U.S. Department of Energy. Source: Great Lakes Echo 
(12/19)


Northern Michigan winter birds: consider yourself counted
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Michigan's Petoskey Regional Audubon Society is participating in the 113th 
annual Christmas Bird Count - the longest-running citizen scientist wildlife 
survey in the world. Source: Petoskey News (12/19)


Biofuel credits behind mystery cross-border train shipments
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The mystery of the trainload of biodiesel that crossed back and forth over 
the Sarnia-Port Huron border without unloading its cargo has been solved. 
The shipments were part of a deal by a Toronto-based company which made 
millions of dollars by exploiting a loophole in a U.S. green energy program. 
Source: CBC News (12/19)


LMC: SS Badger will sail in 2013
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The S.S. Badger carferry will sail on Lake Michigan next spring, even if the 
EPA doesn't rule by then on Lake Michigan Carferry's request for a National 
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit, the company says. Source: 
Ludington Daily News (12/19)


Small grants available to clean Michigan rivers
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The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality announced this week that 
local governments can apply for small grants to help clean up Michigan's 
rivers, streams and creeks. Source: WLUK-TV - Green Bay, WI (12/19)


Milwaukee aldermen urge separation of Chicago River, Mississippi basin
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The Milwaukee Common Council passed a unanimous resolution that calls for 
separating the Chicago River system from the Asian carp-infested Mississippi 
River basin. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (12/18)


Lakes Erie, Ontario most threatened Great Lakes, study finds
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Lakes Erie and Ontario are the most threatened of the five Great Lakes, 
while the depths of Lake Superior remain the most pristine, according to an 
analysis of 34 stressors to the world's largest supply of fresh water. 
Source: Livingston County Daily Press & Argus (12/18)


State hands Town of Waukesha a water decision deadline
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The clock is ticking and the Town of Waukesha, Wis., is running out of time 
to decide whether it wants to join the City of Waukesha's precedent-setting 
request for Lake Michigan water. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (12/18)

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